The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-12
Local and State Notes.

Local and State Notes.
On Tuesday the Pennsylvania officials here
open the sealed proposals for the erection of
sommodious and elegant passenger depot at
Logansport, Ind.
The New Albany 6 Eastern Railroad Compa-
ny ID q thing Of the past. The officers and di-
been decided to the Ohio & Mississippi Railway
Company.
Last week there we're transferred over the
Belt road 1852 cars. an increase over the
1856, of 3, 045 cars. Belt road engines last week
handled ], Sl6 carloads ofIlive stock.
W. W. Reynolds. master mechanic of the
Panhandle lines in the company's shops at
Logansport, will on the 18th take the position
Of general master-mechanc of the company's
large shops at Colum bus, position made vacant
by the death Of Robert Curtis.
d. j. Mackey. president of the Evansville s.
Terre Haute road, has gone to New York for a
conference with the directory regards the
sale of the road to the Porter syndicate. which
controls the Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the
Chicago q Indiana Coal roads
Last week was banner week on the Decline
for freight business. The Decline proper
ceived and forwarded at indianapolis total of
2,999 cars, of which number 5S4 were loaded
ears. The l. 6 St. L. handled at this point
total of 2. 652 cars, of which number 9, 140 were
loaded cars.
It is stated that the earnings of the L.. n. A.
A. & c., the j.. NJ. & /. and the Ohio & MIssis-
yippi roads have been increased SO per cent. by
.heir earnings from their coal traffic. a result
of the low stage of water in the Ohio river,
which prevented the shipment of Pittsburg coal
down the river.
The west bound rates which go into effect on
the 20th of this month to Missouri-river points
and the Northwes show a reduction from the
present tariff OF from to 20 cents per 100
pounds Toe greatest reduction is shown on
the higher classes of freight From Chicago to
Council Bluffs the first-class rate reduced from
30 cents TO 70 cents per 100 pounds
In the month of November there were han
died on the Pennsylvania lines % 728 carloads
of coke In November. 1880, but 800 carloads
were handled. The growth of the coke traffic
on this system has been remarkable, exceeding
that OF any other class of freight Coke pro-
1uced on this system IL shipped as far west as
Kansas City, and immense quantities pass
through here for ST. Louis
change Of time by the New York, Lake
Erie q western road. out OF Cincinnati. has cut
the u IL d l. out of one OF its best trains for
tor either OF the afternoon trains over the c., Fl.
e ]. to catch il at Hamilton. Probably the C.
h 81 l. Will make changes within few days
which will remedy this unfortunate arrange
ment on the part OF the Erie.
President Laying says that within the next
four months there will be but few better
EQUIPPED roads IN the country than the Bee-liIe.
With the taking effect of the spring timetable.
four entire new trains will be put on; in the
through service ten of the seventy sleeping
coaches now building by the Wagner Sleeping
car Company TO be put on the trains be-
tween S.. Louis and New York, and ST. Louis
spd Boston, and the passenger coaches are now